Lurking in danger zone

Wild animals are increasingly moving out of protected areas. What should the government do to ensure their safety?

Quandaries along a journey on wildlife conservation

From the missing connect between policy makers and locals to written accounts still seen as major indicators for measuring work, many factors …

A forest guard’s life is tough

Conserving biodiversity at the ground is different from buzzwords of today’s conservation science

All That Breathes: Ecological conscience at the heart of Shaunak Sen's Sundance-winning documentary

With an optimistic lens, Sen looks at the symptoms of environmental and ecological degradation that stare back at us.    

An industrial spill might be to blame for an algal bloom ravaging Florida

Some 215 million gallons of wastewater was released into Tampa Bay in March and April this year

DNA sequencing of brown trout to improve conservation: Scientists

The salmonid species' superpowers made them one of the first to recolonise previously frozen freshwater areas from the sea at the end of the last …

Rwanda's gorillas have figured out where to find their sodium fix. But it's dangerous

In Volcanoes National Park, gorillas have been leaving the confines of the protected area to raid crops 

Climate change increasingly threatens mountain ecosystems

Mountain research, corridor ecology and climate damage researchers must work together to preserve the mountains, say experts

In Photos: Canopy bridge comes up in Odisha to avoid roadkills

The bridge provides safe passage to monkeys and squirrels in the forest, who would often be hit by trucks carrying iron ore

Action against poaching: Odisha plans DNA profiling for leopards

The exercise will help ascertain and trace the origin of the crime in case of leopard deaths

Sri Lanka devises new way to conserve wildlife

US destroys a tonne of confiscated ivory at New York’s Times Square

Global ivory trade leads to slaughter of up to 35,000 elephants a year in Africa, says a non-profit

Brazil GEF meet: Agreement on new biodiversity conservation fund; to be ratified in August

Indigenous peoples and local communities to get 20 per cent of the funds

What’s on the menu for India’s most endangered canid?

Decrease in natural prey is a primary reason for decline in dhole population

Climate change threatens African great apes habitats, may witness frequent extreme climate events in future

Majority of ape sites would be subject to a high frequency of heatwaves, finds new research

Mountain goats in Alps are turning nocturnal due to climate impact, making them more vulnerable to predators

Species’ need to escape excess heat outweighing drive to avoid predators, finds study

Snake slides: ‘Python Day’ and raising awareness on serpent conservation at Colonel Sher Jung National Park

Wildlife Institute of India fellow Nidhi Singh chronicles her survey of the park and her first encounters with creatures she fears the most

Firecracker bursting new in Kedarnath, can impact glaciers & wildlife: Experts warn as videos emerge

A section of experts say wildlife moved away from human presence, may not have an impact

World’s smallest dolphins may go extinct soon

Just 50 Maui's dolphins remain thanks to overfishing

Brazil GEF meet: Over half a billion dollars set aside for work on biodiversity

Adequate funds are needed to meet the 4 goals & 23 targets set under the Kunming-Montreal biodiversity framework by 2030  

Total weight of humans is 10 times that of all wild mammals put together

The weight distribution is also skewed: 40% global biomass of wild land mammals is concentrated in only 10 species

Lesser known creatures

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Giraffes range across diverse African habitats — we’re using GPS, satellites and statistics to track and protect them

Many of these animals are at risk, largely due to habitat loss and illegal hunting

Why are Olive Ridley sea turtles dying in large numbers on Odisha’s coast?

Non-compliance with 2-decade-old orders by CEC constituted by Supreme Court likely cause

Sri Lanka has 7,370 elephants

It is the first ever census of its kind in the country